Did Allies in WW2 never think of missiles being used in combat? Did they ever fund their own projects during WW2? Was only Nazi Germany thinking of missiles being used in combat? Why did the allies never achieve the progress with ballistic missiles themselves?

by PhilRupp1234

Hello, i am sorry if this has been asked before i tried googling but could not find anyone asking this,

Like the title says and these questions also, why is there not much stories about allied scientists creating ballistic missiles? Were their ever any research into that area by the allies or did they completely ignore doing any research with that until they captured the German rockets?

SarahAGilbert

Hey there,

Just to let you know, your question is fine, and we're letting it stand. However, you should be aware that questions framed as 'Why didn't X do Y' relatively often don't get an answer that meets our standards (in our experience as moderators). There are a few reasons for this. Firstly, it often can be difficult to prove the counterfactual: historians know much more about what happened than what might have happened. Secondly, 'why didn't X do Y' questions are sometimes phrased in an ahistorical way. It's worth remembering that people in the past couldn't see into the future, and they generally didn't have all the information we now have about their situations; things that look obvious now didn't necessarily look that way at the time.

If you end up not getting a response after a day or two, consider asking a new question focusing instead on why what happened did happen (rather than why what didn't happen didn't happen) - this kind of question is more likely to get a response in our experience. Hope this helps!